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The 1970 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 1970, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between June and December. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean.
This is a list of all Pacific typhoons that have had their names retired from the international list of tropical cyclone names used in the Western Pacific Ocean. Since tropical cyclones started to be named in the basin after World War II a total of 77 typhoon names have been retired.
Fifth latest start for a Pacific typhoon season. Deadliest season since 2013. First season to have four storms active at the same time in November. [2] First season to have above average in terms of named storm since 2019 Fourth costliest Pacific typhoon season on record. 2025: 0: 0: 0: 0 None: None: TBD: TBD: Total 178 113 51 20 VITY Surigae ...
Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) on November 7, 2013, one of the strongest Pacific typhoons ever recorded.. Since 1947, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) has classified all typhoons in the Northwestern Pacific Ocean with wind speeds of at least 130 knots (67 m/s; 150 mph; 240 km/h)—the equivalent of a strong Category 4 on the Saffir–Simpson scale, as super typhoons. [1]
The Northwest Pacific basin covers a vast area in the Pacific Ocean, located north of the equator, between 100°E and 180°E. [1] Several weather agencies monitor this basin, however it is officially monitored by the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA, RSMC Tokyo), who is responsible for forecasting, naming and issuing warnings for tropical cyclones. [1]
2013† – costliest Pacific hurricane on record; made landfall twice in Mexico (Colima, Sinaloa); killed at least 169 people. Marce; 2004 – a mid-season category two typhoon that brought severe damage to Taiwan and the People's Republic of China in August 2004. 2008 – a typhoon which affected the Philippines, Taiwan, China and Japan.
The 2021 Pacific typhoon season was the second consecutive season to have below average tropical cyclone activity, with twenty-two named storms, and was the least active since 2011. Nine became typhoons, and five of those intensified into super typhoons. This low activity was caused by a strong La Niña that had persisted from the previous year.
2018 – a Category 4 typhoon that affected a few Pacific islands. 2022 – a typhoon that affected Southern China in July 2022. Calvin; 1981 – briefly threatened Baja California Sur. 1987 – did not make landfall. 1993 – killed 37 people in Mexico. 1999 – storm was over open waters so there were no reports of deaths or damage.